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Uniquestay Hotel Tallinn
Tallinn, Estonia
Type: Family-friendly
Stay 4 nights, save 40%
From £34 per night
Uniquestay Hotels, the only hotel chain with computers and free internet in all guest rooms, is located within a few minutes walk from the enchanting Old Town, city centre and main business and shopping areas.
The 77 guestroom are decorated in neutral tones, with taupe bedspreads and curtains and stripped wooden floors. All rooms are equipped with workdesks featuring flat screen monitors and keyboards, delivering complimentary Internet access. Other in-room amenities include tea and coffee making facilities and satellite television with pay movies; ensuite bathrooms have designer walk-in showers. A large sauna is available to guests, as is the funky U-Café, for daytime drinks and snacks. For more serious dining, the Tricky-Ants restaurant is set in a barn in the hotel’s courtyard and offers Estonian cooking. Tallinn airport is 16 kilometers away from the hotel. For a small fee, the hotel can arrange airport transfers. Alternatively, the best way to travel is by car as the hotel has numerous parking spaces.
Plaza Alta Hotel
Prague, Czech Republic
Type: Family-friendly
Stay 3 nights, save 30%
From £48
Locations - set on a quiet residential street in the city of Prague, the Hotel Alta is a modern property located two kilometres from Seaworld and six kilometres from the historic Old Town Square. Prague Ruzyne Airport is situated 17 kilometres away, and takes approximately 30 minutes to reach by car.
Hotel Features - The hotel houses its own bar, and offers a multilingual concierge service at the 24- hour front desk and high-speed Internet connections. Those on business can benefit from the three conference rooms, and further practical amenities include laundry facilities, airport transfers (surcharge), currency exchange, and onsite garage parking for guests arriving by car (surcharge).
The Hotel Alta’s elegant, modern restaurant serves a range of Czech and European dishes and offers vegetarian and children’s options.
Guestrooms - The 87 guestrooms, over six floors, feature simple, modern decor. Amenities include air conditioning, wireless Internet access, satellite television, direct-dial phones, hair dryers and minibars.
Expert Tip - Prague’s National Technical Museum, located three kilometres from the hotel, celebrates the history of Czech technology and documents advances in cars, trains, boats and aviation, alongside a collection of clocks, bicycles and astronomical instruments.
art’otel budapest, by park plaza
Budapest, Hungary
Type: Design, Family-friendly
Stay 3 nights, save 30%
from £62
Location - The avant-garde Art’otel Budapest is set in winding streets between the Danube and Castle Hill in central Budapest, Hungary. Overlooking the famous River Danube, the hotel is 500 metres from the Fisherman’s Bastion and one kilometre from the Royal Palace, National Gallery and St Stephen’s Basilica. Budapest Ferihegy Airport (BUD) is 23 kilometres away.
Hotel Features - The riverside Art’otel Budapest displays American artist Donald Sultan’s imaginative work. Set around an eight-foot-high water feature, the lobby combines a grey-slate floor with a domino-dotted carpet and pea-green velvet sofas.
Buffet breakfast is served beneath a low Gothic ceiling in the Drawing Room, which is decorated with wall-length black leather benches and photos of smoke rings. Chelsea restaurant has vaulted tunnels, colourful Sultan prints and a black-and-white chequered floor, leading to a glass-roofed courtyard. Asian, international and Hungarian specialities are available here. Russet leather armchairs and strategically placed flowers define the lobby’s Domino Cafe, offering snacks, sandwiches and cocktails.
The business centre’s services include complimentary high-speed Internet connections. The basement conference floor comprises seven Sultan-designed meeting rooms.
The fitness centre has cardio machines, steam room and saunas.
Guestrooms - The Art’otel has 164 minimalist-style guestrooms designed by Donald Sultan. The contemporary rooms, in bold red and soft grey tones, have framed Sultan prints and light wood furnishings. All rooms offer air conditioning, wireless Internet access (surcharge), cable television and minibars. Black marble bathrooms feature stainless steel sinks, flower sculptures and designer toiletries.
Expert Tip - The dome crowning St Stephen’s Basilica has a 96-metre-high viewing platform, affording some of the best views over Budapest.
Europa Royale Riga
Riga, Latvia
Stay 2 nights, save 20%
From £75
Dating back to 1876, the Europa Royale Riga is an elegant mansion house hotel with original features including wood panelling, ornate ceilings and fireplaces, located in the centre of Riga. It is next to the picturesque Verman Park and 500 metres from the narrow streets of the medieval old town. This five-floor property features 60 guestrooms with original, elegant decor. All offer balconies with park and courtyard views, air conditioning, satellite television with pay movies, wireless Internet access, direct-dial phones, minibars and safes. Bathrooms have under-floor heating, hair dryers and complimentary toiletries.
The hotel’s Benjamin’s Restaurant is elegantly decorated with original 19th-century chandeliers and fireplaces, and serves international cuisine, while the Lobby Bar serves drinks and international cuisine, and the Terrace restaurant has park views and serves barbequed dishes. Guests can work out on fitness equipment, relax in the sauna, pamper themselves with spa treatments, enjoy a drink at the bar or café, and try their luck in the casino. Business guests can benefit from a business centre, and there are conference and banquet facilities for up to 200 people. Other practical amenities include a newsagent, dry cleaning services, a 24-hour front desk, and complimentary parking for those arriving by car. Numerous shops, bars and restaurants are within walking distance of the hotel; the Latvian National Opera is 500 metres away, and the harbour is two kilometres distance. Riga International Airport is 15 kilometres from the hotel, an approximate driving time of 15 minutes.
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